AOFBKL 2012 Smack Talk and Draft Chat thread

[yankeetripper]

And the Astros are represented in the AO league

[greenman]

Originally Posted by Big Pete

Proxy for greenman:

9.06 Jeremy Hellickson, SP, TB

Whoo Hooo! I had absolutely no clue who I was taking if he was gone. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I was surprised that he wasn't kept in the 5th, so I'm happy with him in the 9th. I do hate taking pitchers in the AL East, but I couldn't pass this up.

Originally Posted by Big Pete

I think a few of us had their eyes on Hellickson. I know I did.

Originally Posted by Is This Wilt Chamberlain?

Absolutely. I was really close to taking him at 8.06, maybe should have.

Originally Posted by Matt406

I was debating between Sale and Hellickson. Eventually decided that I would go with the K's and the easier division.

Yes, he did have the "luck" factor on his side last year and a low K rate. He did get basically a K/IP in the minors, so you have to think that will go up. And I'd be ok with with a ERA in the 3.50-4.00 range.

[Cynical Realist]

Originally Posted by yankeetripper

And the Astros are represented in the AO league

We're allowed to draft players from Triple A teams???

Where can I get projected stats for the Pacific Coast League players?

[yankeetripper]

Originally Posted by Cynical Realist

We're allowed to draft players from Triple A teams???

Where can I get projected stats for the Pacific Coast League players?

Of course, you don't recall Sir's AAA team from a few years ago?

[Linus]

Originally Posted by yankeetripper

Johan went earlier than I thought.

I thought about taking him with my 8th round, but gambled that he might drop into the 11th.

[trondogss]

Originally Posted by Is This Wilt Chamberlain?

Completely agree. I probably won't end up doing the baseball league I've done with friends the last few years because this one is better.

I love that you think this league is better, and all we have done is get near to completing the first half of the draft before teams have had their first spring training games.

The one thing that does suck with leagues like this is that Wainwright was taken at 2.10 last year.

[rekrap]

Originally Posted by yankeetripper

Oddsox & Rekrap have 5 of the 11 picks in the 9th round so we could possible still make a dent in the 9th today.

Sure I just jinxed it though

Originally Posted by tometom

man, I can't believe we are to the 9th round already. This is just crazy.

You guys sure did.

[tometom]

that was the plan. I need time to think about these first two 11th round picks.

[yankeetripper]

Originally Posted by rekrap

You guys sure did.

Well we did get 7 of the 11 9th round picks make so we did make a dent in it.

[yankeetripper]

Originally Posted by trondogss

The one thing that does suck with leagues like this is that Wainwright was taken at 2.10 last year.

While not quite the same magnitude, if anyone was thinking of using Scott Siezmore to fill 2B or 3B this year, don't.